Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा सु विशालाक्षीं रतिं मदनमोहिनीम् । उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं शंबरो देवसंकटः

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā su viśālākṣīṃ ratiṃ madanamohinīm | uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ śaṃbaro devasaṃkaṭaḥ

Translation

Nang makita si Rati—malalaking mata at kagandahang nakalalasing maging kay Madana—si Śaṃbara, sindak ng mga diyos, ay nagsalita na may mapanuyang ngiti.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) = gerund; ‘having seen’

• सु: very
• सु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Viśeṣaṇa-upapada
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (उपपद/प्रबलक) = intensifier ‘very’

• विशालाक्षीम्: large-eyed
• विशालाक्षीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल-अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (विशालाः अक्षी यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (ताम्/रतिम्)

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मदनमोहिनीम्: enchantress of Madana
• मदनमोहिनीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन-मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मदनस्य मोहिनी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (रतिम्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) = present active participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; क्रियाविशेषणभावे ‘while laughing’

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शंबरः: Śambara
• शंबरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवसंकटः: a menace to the gods
• देवसंकटः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-संकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवानां संकटः/संकटकरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (शंबरः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rati, wide-eyed and luminous, stands poised; before her Śaṃbara—dark, formidable, adorned with asuric regalia—smiles mockingly as he begins to speak, the atmosphere tense with desire and menace.

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Madana (Kāma)
• Śaṃbara
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Arrogance and mockery often accompany adharma; the Purāṇas portray such traits as precursors to downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the broader textual setting; this verse is character-description within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.